筛

篩

shāi

verb HSK 7 #21,221

Meanings

1 to sieve; to sift; to filter
2 to eliminate through selection
3 (noun) a sieve

Characters

to sieve; to sift

Examples

把面粉筛一下。

Bǎ miànfěn shāi yīxià.

Sift the flour.

经过层层筛选，只剩下三个候选人。

Jīngguò céngcéng shāixuǎn, zhǐ shèngxià sān gè hòuxuǎnrén.

After layer upon layer of screening, only three candidates remained.

Tips

usage

The compound 筛选 (shāixuǎn) meaning 'to screen/filter/select' is extremely common in both everyday and professional contexts.

Stroke Order

筛 shāi